AD in the ATX

I live in the "Live Music Capital of the World" and I love it...find out why! I run around to a lot of festivals, concerts, parties, shows, events and all around cool stuff. So keep in touch and lemme know where you like to hang and maybe we can swap info and meet somewhere in the middle...

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I live in the "Live Music Capital of the World" and over the last 15 years I have done my best to cover the scene. I do as much as I can to contribute to my community and luckily I live in a great city where music is a big part of that community!

October 29th, 4:00pm-6:00pmMontopolis Halloween Carnival at Montopolis Recreation Center, 512-38.... FALL FESTIVAL tickets are $.25 each and there will be games, activities and food! Come out and have a good time at the Montopolis Recreation Center.

October 30th, 6:00pm-8:00pmHarvest Fest at South Austin Recreation Center, 512-44.... It has carnival games for $.25 per ticket.

October 30th, 5:30pm-8:00pmCostume Ball and Ghoulish Party at McBeth Recreation Center, .... A monstrously fun event at the McBeth Recreation Center for families and adults! Carnival games, Music, Costume Contest and Scary Snacks! $3.00 per person. Volunteers are also needed for this fun event!

Thursday, September 17, 2009

ACL weekend is coming up fast...Over 130 cool bands from all over the world on 8 stages over 3 days!!Gotta Love it! Beyond the Fest itself--there are tons of cool after shows all over town!This one just got announced...Los Lonely Boys...playing Momo's on Friday October 2nd. Only 300 tickets available.So yes...it will sell out! But you got one day's notice on the competition...Tickets go on sale tomorrow...Friday September 18, 2009.Fo'Mo' info check out www.momosclub.comor www.frontgatetickets.com

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

That sometimes there are weekdays that should just be made into an honorary weekend?!?

Tomorrow, for example, there are several cool events that should all be on Saturday!!

You are gonna try to be in 6 places at once, but trust me...you can't do it...maybe 3-4!!?

Last I checked, tomorrow is Wednesday July 22, 2009 - not a major holiday on my calendar

(and I did check, but Bastille Day was last week!)

Check out some of the cool things going on in the ATX...on a Wednesday!!

Dale Watson will be at the Broken Spoke; Freedy Johnston and Jon Dee Graham are at the Continental Club; Vallejo is at Antones w/ Love at War; Monte Montgomery will be at the Saxon Pub; Suzanna Choffel is at Momo's; The Derailers at Hill's Cafe; Free Live music at Scholz's Bier Garten with Will Taylor & Strings Attached; Atash at Red Fez; The Scoot Inn has the Austin Poetry Slam!; Matt the Electrician is at Flipnotic's; Paula Nelson is at the Amsterdam; 3rd base opens the new Southpark Meadows location;

Plus, you gotta join Paul Saucido's lil' Reversa Sonida Boombox! Happy Hour...Este Vato performs and Michael Ramos of CHARANGA CAKEWALK will do an interview, with lots of giveaways at Sazon!! (1816 South Lamar)

and...Alamo Ritz...free screening of THE COLLECTOR!...but get there early! If the movie is at 10pm, get there by 8!??? G'Luck!!!

For most cities that would be enough for a weekend, but in the ATX...that's just a Wednesday!!?Gotta love it!

Thursday, July 9, 2009

Of course the BIG shows this weekend are at Stubb's! Spoon is doing 3 nights on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, so get down and get you some if ya can!! The opening bands alone will be worth it... tonight Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears have the honors, tomorrow Dale Watson and Saturday Atlas Sound and the Strange Boys! Plus there will be cool after shows there too!! FYI!

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

I love living in the ATX... and I know it has been freakishly hot lately, but this holiday weekend, you should try to make an effort to get out and about! Each day I whittled down the options for you to the TOP 11... because sometimes 10 ain't enough!!

Upon arrival to Austin I immediately went to 6th street and I fell in love with all the bands and clubs. I would go see Little Sister at the Black Cat and I caught David Garza at Steamboat--maybe some reggae at Flamingo Cantina... plus I learned about other cool bands like SoulHat, Joe Rockhead and later Vallejo, Mr. Rocket Baby, Podunk, Pushmonkey, the Ugly Americans, Breedlove, Dexter Freebish and countless other amazing local bands! 6th street would have so much live music pulsing out the cracks of all the old buildings that you could walk up and down the street and walk into whatever club felt right for the night.

Steamboat was definitely a favorite. When you walked into the club you just knew you would be in for a good time... I would bring all my out of town visitors by so they could see some "real Austin, Texas rock!" I don't know how many times I would just be walking by on 6th street, then... like a magnet, I would just end up partying at Steamboat!? I would hear the live music, cough up the cover and I would just have to check out the bands...

Then I started working at KLBJ and in my 14 years there I learned of even more amazing local bands and over time I befriended many of my 6th street heroes... I sure do miss those days, but I'm glad Danny Crooks has put this show together for us to do it again! So this Sunday will be a special reunion on so many levels. Please come out and re-live some of your classic Steamboat memories. Plus it will be a benefit show to help out all Austin Musicians, so let's all give back and enjoy some great music on Sunday afternoon at Threadgill's South.